Fungitoxic activity against phytopathogenic fungi and the chemical composition of Thymus zygis essential oils

Food Science and Technology International

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 341-347

  Perez Sanchez R ^a   Infante, F ^a   Galvez C ^b   Ubera, J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

^b Semillas Silvestres SL   (Spain)

Author keywords

terpinene; 3 octanol; Antifungal activity; Labiatae essential oils; Thymus zygis

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; FUNGI;

3-OCTANOL; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; LABIATAE ESSENTIAL OILS; THYMUS ZYGIS;

ESSENTIAL OILS;

COLLETOTRICHUM; FUNGI; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; GLOMERELLA ACUTATA; HYPHOMYCETES; LAMIACEAE; PYTHIUM; PYTHIUM IRREGULARE; SCLEROTINIA SCLEROTIORUM; THANATEPHORUS CUCUMERIS; THYMUS (THYME); THYMUS ZYGIS;

EID: 36248932022     PISSN: 10820132     EISSN: 15321738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1082013207085687     Document Type: Article

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